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Native and Naturalized (88)

  1. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Will Scypinski
    Location: Scarborough Wildlife Refuge, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury -43.57855, 172.77849 Christchurch City
  2. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  3. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  4. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  5. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  6. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  7. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  8. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  9. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  10. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  11. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  12. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  13. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  14. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Vivian Cheung
    Location: Rolleston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.621, 172.384) Selwyn District
  15. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 13
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 21 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.408, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  16. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 21 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.408, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  17. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 21 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.408, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  18. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 21 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.408, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  19. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 21 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.408, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  20. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 21 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.408, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  21. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 21 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.408, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  22. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 21 Railway Rd, Rangiora NZ-Canterbury -43.32450, 172.60012 Waimakariri District
  23. Little Owl Athene noctua
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Motukarara, NZ (-43.73, 172.593) Selwyn District
  24. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Linda Woods Reserve Christchurch City
  25. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Linda Woods Reserve Christchurch City
  26. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Linda Woods Reserve Christchurch City
  27. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Linda Woods Reserve Christchurch City
  28. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 23
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Linda Woods Reserve Christchurch City
  29. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Cliff Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.567, 172.746) Christchurch City
  30. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 51 Deal Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.405, 173.68) Kaikoura District
  31. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Outlet (observations from artificial opening cut and immediate surroundings only) Selwyn District
  32. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Outlet (observations from artificial opening cut and immediate surroundings only) Selwyn District
  33. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Outlet (observations from artificial opening cut and immediate surroundings only) Selwyn District
  34. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Outlet (observations from artificial opening cut and immediate surroundings only) Selwyn District
  35. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Della Bennet
    Location: 7572, Hororata NZ-Canterbury -43.56439, 171.75232 Selwyn District
  36. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 55
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Avon River mudflats @ Kibblewhite St Christchurch City
  37. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Avon River mudflats @ Kibblewhite St Christchurch City
  38. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 110
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Avon River mudflats @ Kibblewhite St Christchurch City
  39. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Avon River mudflats @ Kibblewhite St Christchurch City
  40. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Avon River mudflats @ Kibblewhite St Christchurch City
  41. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Avon River mudflats @ Kibblewhite St Christchurch City
  42. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Avon River mudflats @ Kibblewhite St Christchurch City
  43. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Avon River mudflats @ Kibblewhite St Christchurch City
  44. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Corey Connor
    Location: Christchurch--Botanic Gardens Christchurch City
  45. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Sawyer Davies
    Location: 9498, Hakataramea Valley NZ-Canterbury -44.80056, 170.58901 Waimate District
  46. Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dan Burgin
    Location: NZ-Canterbury-Kaikōura-Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway-Coastal Rocks Kaikoura District
  47. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Reese
    Location: Summerset at Wigram Christchurch City
  48. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Della Bennet
    Location: 7572, Hororata NZ-Canterbury -43.56313, 171.74901 Selwyn District
  49. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dan Burgin
    Location: NZ-Canterbury-Kaikōura-Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway-Coastal Rock Outcrop Kaikoura District
  50. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Della Bennet
    Location: 7572, Hororata NZ-Canterbury -43.58568, 171.78255 Selwyn District
  51. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Taranaki stream Walkway Waimakariri District
  52. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241) Timaru District
  53. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Greenpark Huts to Halswell Canal Selwyn District
  54. Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
    # Count: 19
    Date:
    Observer: Sue Galvin
    Location: Braemar Mount Cook Station Road, Tekapo, Canterbury, NZ (-43.919, 170.191) Top Of Lake Pukaki On Mt Cook Stn Side Mackenzie District
  55. Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sue Galvin
    Location: Braemar Mount Cook Station Road, Tekapo, Canterbury, NZ (-43.919, 170.191) Top Of Lake Pukaki On Mt Cook Stn Side Mackenzie District
  56. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Lansdowne, Canterbury, NZ (-43.631, 172.617) Selwyn District
  57. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Patrick Aldwell
    Location: 47 Te Raki Dr, Te Whariki ponds, Lincoln NZ-Canterbury -43.64915, 172.48493 Selwyn District
  58. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Patrick Aldwell
    Location: 184 Southfield Dr, Lincoln NZ-Canterbury -43.64706, 172.48370 Selwyn District
  59. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Heap
    Location: Lake Tekapo--south end Mackenzie District
  60. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Juan Esparza
    Location: Clay Cliffs Scenic Area Waitaki District
  61. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  62. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  63. Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Ashley Rakahuri Regional Park—Raupo Berm Waimakariri District
  64. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Arthur's Pass NP--Hawdon Valley (general) Selwyn District
  65. Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Arthur's Pass--Klondyke Corner camping area Selwyn District
  66. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Arthur's Pass NP--Bealey Track Selwyn District
  67. Kea Nestor notabilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Arthur's Pass Village Selwyn District
  68. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Glentanner Mackenzie District
  69. Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Price
    Location: Godley Head Christchurch City
  70. Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Ravenswood--Kesteven Place Wetland Waimakariri District
  71. Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  72. Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  73. White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  74. Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  75. Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
    # Count: 65
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  76. Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  77. Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Rihan
    Location: Banks Peninsula--Okains Bay campground Christchurch City
  78. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Kings Ave, Ashley Rakahuri Regional Park, Sefton NZ-Canterbury Waimakariri District
  79. Cape Petrel Daption capense
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Rihan
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  80. Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: gabriel normand
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  81. Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: gabriel normand
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  82. Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: gabriel normand
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  83. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Kieran Rowe
    Location: Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora)--'tip' of Kaitorete Spit Christchurch City
  84. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--King Park Christchurch City
  85. Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Adam Colley
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Greenpark Huts to Halswell Canal Selwyn District
  86. South Island Robin Petroica australis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shawn Herron
    Location: West Coast Road, Canterbury, NZ (-43.002, 171.591) Selwyn District
  87. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Fenwick
    Location: 2408 Geraldine-Fairlie Highway, Kakahu, Canterbury, NZ (-44.085, 170.983) Timaru District
  88. Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Janet Burton
    Location: Lincoln Wetlands Selwyn District

Exotic: Provisional (2)

  1. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Charles Gillingham
    Location: Ataahua--Prices Valley Rd Christchurch City
  2. African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 22–40 Golf Links Road, Ashley NZ-Canterbury -43.29819, 172.61604 Waimakariri District

Exotic: Escapee (2)

  1. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Johnny Herd
    Location: Christchurch--Orana Wildlife Trust Christchurch City
  2. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Crossland
    Location: 301 Inwoods Rd, Southbridge NZ-Canterbury -43.84492, 172.28513 Selwyn District

Hybrids (3)

  1. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dana Dopleach
    Location: Horse Estuary Pine Walk Off Highway 250 Tunnel Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.556, 172.693) Christchurch City
  2. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: gabriel normand
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  3. Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid) Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--Avon River (near Hospital) Christchurch City

Additional Taxa (9)

  1. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 21 Railway Rd, Rangiora NZ-Canterbury -43.32450, 172.60012 Waimakariri District
  2. Silver/Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae/bulleri
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: 43 River Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.526, 172.654) Christchurch City
  3. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Avon Heathcote Estuary Shag roost (along Main road) Christchurch City
  4. Southern/Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus/halli
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  5. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Simon Lamb
    Location: 8 Riccarton Ave, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8013 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.528, 172.621) Christchurch City
  6. small albatross sp. Thalassarche sp.
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  7. albatross sp. Diomedeidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  8. finch sp. Fringillidae sp.
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai--Southshore Spit Reserve Christchurch City
  9. bird sp. Aves sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai--Southshore Spit Reserve Christchurch City